The London Orbital 300km - Saturday August 11, 2018

[Phil W]

There were allocated ferry times on tickets later on (if you had not made the 2pm sailing), which meant riders were stationary in Gravesend for roughly between 1 to 1.5 hours.

Not strictly true. We were marking ferry times on the tickets but that was purely indicative of the maximum waiting time based on a count of 15 bikes per ferry, which was what we had been told was the capacity, but in fact some crossings were taking more (I know at least one took 18 bikes). They also laid on an extra crossing during the time they were supposed to be having their lunch break. So in fact most riders were getting the ferry ahead of the time we were marking on their tickets. The times we marked certainly weren't prescriptive, anyone was free to try to get on whichever ferry they wanted to.

Ah, that wasn't made clear; I thought it was prescriptive.  British queuing etiquette.

[Martin]

Which joker has made a load of Strava segments named after Orbital tracks? 

https://www.strava.com/segments/18516630

I was wondering the same...

Thanks! I haven't actually bought any Orbital since Chime; just logging onto Amazon music 

[Phil W]

I arrived on the gangplank just before the 1500 ferry but having no routesheet (which was to haunt me the whole day) didn't realise I had to check in at the pub.

I take it you bought a ticket then as the ferry ticket included in event price was given out when they did your brevet card at the pub.

[Martin]

no I went back to the pub and found the control and my ticket

[Tim Hall]

When did the pelican go through Horley?  I was pootling around there around lunchtime.

[Martin]

I'm not sure it did, we went on the road that goes past Lonesome Lane and then over the railway to the lights but I saw others going straight over at the Shell roundabout

[Phil W]

Horley Row then B2036 and a left and away to Smallfield.  Would have passed through between 10-11am.

[jiberjaber]

There was a good farm shop on the north side of the thames. Caught it just as it was shutting and I made off with a sausage roll, a bag of chocolate raisins and peanuts, 6 chocolate teacakes and a rocky road flapjack plus a morale raising ton of cold cream soda. Result!

That and the back pocket brie got me to the ACME and from there it was gravy.

Can you remember where the farm shop was located?

[Phil W]

There was a good farm shop on the north side of the thames. Caught it just as it was shutting and I made off with a sausage roll, a bag of chocolate raisins and peanuts, 6 chocolate teacakes and a rocky road flapjack plus a morale raising ton of cold cream soda. Result!

That and the back pocket brie got me to the ACME and from there it was gravy.

Can you remember where the farm shop was located?

Think it was around Little Burstead.

[jiberjaber]

There was a good farm shop on the north side of the thames. Caught it just as it was shutting and I made off with a sausage roll, a bag of chocolate raisins and peanuts, 6 chocolate teacakes and a rocky road flapjack plus a morale raising ton of cold cream soda. Result!

That and the back pocket brie got me to the ACME and from there it was gravy.

Can you remember where the farm shop was located?

Think it was around Little Burstead.

Yes - think I came past it on Saturday - didnt need to stop as I had rehydrated at Howden on the Hill